LETTER  Is there a high demand for wolf kills?

Thank you for allowing me to comment on the July 30th article “DNR postpones sale of wolf hunting licenses.” I’m absolutely baffled that Michigan DNR officials anticipate a “high demand” for wolf killing licenses when they go on sale.

Holland Sentinel

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Posted Aug. 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 2, 2013 at 2:10 AM

Posted Aug. 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 2, 2013 at 2:10 AM

Holland

Thank you for allowing me to comment on the July 30th article “DNR postpones sale of wolf hunting licenses.” I’m absolutely baffled that Michigan DNR officials anticipate a “high demand” for wolf killing licenses when they go on sale.

Who eats wolves? No one to the best of my knowledge. Why kill a wolf? For its coat, not worth much anyway? For its skull? Morbid!

How many “less than fair chase” ways will hunters be allowed to use? Wolf pup distress calls? Baiting? GPS? Airplane? Tell me, is killing a sentient being — an important apex predator in the ecosystem proven over and over again by science — and a devoted and intelligent canine dedicated to its pack members — make someone a “big man?"

Michigan residents don’t want a wolf hunt in the first place. States need to stop the wanton killing of the nation’s wolves now!